Lizzie Grubman is Back on Reality TV: Hires RHONJ Kid Ashley

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Did you watch the season three premiere of Real Housewives of NJ last night? If you did (we did), then whoa. Right? How crazy are the new cast members? They make Danielle Staub look like a Care Bear in comparison.

Anyway, one of the biggest shockers in fashion-land on last night's episode was the surprise return of Lizzie Grubman of Grubman PR to reality television. If you're old folks (like us), you'll remember Grubman from one of the first behind-the-scenes fashion reality television shows ever—Power Girls, which aired on MTV circa 2005. She's been off the airwaves since then, building her company and starting a family, but as of last night, she's baaaa-aaaack. This time, she's playing the boss of Ashley, Jacqueline's entitled, whiny teenage daughter, who's interning at Grubman PR and has a total weepy breakdown because she has to omg commute. Perish the thought that an unpaid PR intern would, god forbid, not have her own parentally-sponsored apartment in the city. Get a grip, kid.
· Real Housewives of New Jersey [BravoTV]
· Power Girls [MTV]